Positive Covid-19 Test In The British And Irish Lions Camp.

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Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 2:57pm

By Eoin Beatty @EoinBeattyKfm

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A member of the management team has tested positive for the virus.

A member of the British and Irish Lions management team has today tested positive for Covid-19 on their tour of South Africa.

Two players are among four close contacts who are also required to self-isolate as a result.

As things stand, this evening's game against the Sharks in Johannesburg will go ahead at the new time of 7-o'clock, - as long as negative results are returned from the latest round of PCR testing

Meanwhile, South Africa's game against Georgia that was due to take place on Friday has been cancelled due to cases in both sides.


 

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